Akçakoca
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Akçakoca is a town and a district of Düzce Province in Turkey. It is located on the shore of the Black Sea about 200 km east of Istanbul, Turkey. The town is named after a Turkish chieftain of the 14th century CE who added the area to the Ottoman domain. There is a statue of Akçakoca Bey in the centre of the town and a modern mosque of very unusual architecture. Its touristic attractions are beaches and a small ruined castle. It is centre of an extensive region of cultivation of hazelnuts.
 Akçakoca in Düzce Province (in the Black Sea region) of Turkey |
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| Urban districts | Düzce |    |
| Rural districts | Akçakoca – Cumayeri – Çilimli – Gölyaka – Gümüşova – Kaynaşlı – Yığılca | |
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| Aegean | ||
| Black Sea | ||
| Central Anatolia | ||
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| Marmara | ||
| Mediterranean Sea | ||
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